I. Choose the word that has a different pronunciation from the other of each group.

1. A. magazine B. mathematics C. manage D. watch

2. A. material B. visitor C. magazine D. want

3. A. brush B. uncle C. wash D. worry

4. A. orange B. wake C. way D. waste

5.A. good B. too C. tooth D. two

6. A. lovely B. lucky C. money D. most

7. A. car B. far C. start D. water

8. A. talk B. take C. walk D. what

Question I: Choose the word that has a different the stressed syllables from the others of each group:

1 . A.   chemical               B.  difficult                 C.  dependent             D.  company

2 . A.   cancer                   B.  treatment               C.  tissue                     D.  disease

3 . A.   scholarship           B.  chemistry               C.  attractive               D.  continent

4 . A.   discover                B.  Londoner               C.  interesting              D.  scientist

5 . A.   hopeless                B.  kindness                C.  careful                   D.  unused

B. PHONETICS 

I. Choose the word in each group that bas the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others

11. A. watch B. children C. scholarship D. teacher

12. A. division B. decision C. television D. presgure

II. Choose a word in each line that has a different stress pattern.

13. A. reputation B.advertisements C. dormitory D. university.

14. A. economic B. compulsory C. instruction D. material

C. LANGUAGE FOCUS

 I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences

17. The questious were very difficult_______?

A. weren't they B. were hey C. did they D. didn't they.

18. Maria gor into trouble when she refused ______ her briefcase for the custom officer

A. opening B. being opened officer. C. to open D. to be opened

19. Eva didn't hear the phon.She _______at that time. 

A. sleeps B. slept C. sleep D. was sleeping

20. It is really hot. I wish the weather ______cooler now

A. is B. be C.were D.had been

21. We usually go for a walk in the park early in the morning to enjoy the_____air here

A. fresh B. salty C. strong D. windy

22. "I am taking my final exam tomorrow."-"________!"

 A. Cheers when B. Come on C. Congratulations D. Good luck

23. Jordan wanted to know when________.

 A. will the exam be taken B. the exam would be taken C. the exam will be taken D. would the exam be taken

24. No oae can_______ The advantages of using computers.They help people to do their work quickly and effective 

A. recycle B. deny C. agree D. think

25. Since the there been a strained_______between them

A.friendliness B. atmosphere C. instruction D. activity

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A. have ever been​B. have never been​C. have visited​D. ever been 10. ​she is a famous film star, she seems to be very friendly with her fans. A. So​B. Although​C. Because​D. And 11. My brother​home for school yet. A. didn’t leave​B. doesn’t leave​C. hasn’t left​D. isn’t leaving 12. If the weather ​nice, I​ ​camping with my family. A. is / go​B. is / will go​C. will be / go​D. will be / will go 13. “Thanks a lot for your help” – “​” A. In fact. I myself don’t like it​B. You’re welcome C. I’m glad you like it how much it costs​D. Not at all Choose the option A, B, C, D that needs correcting. 14. I might live in a apartment on the moon in the future. A. live​B. a​C. on​D. in 15. Your father will be angry if you won’t be honest about what happened. A. willbe​B. you won’t be​C. about​D. happened 16. My sister has talked on her phone with her friends since thirty minutes. A. has talked​B. on​C. with​D. since Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 17. Lan has finished reading a very interesting story book. A. Exciting​B. interested​C. amazed​D. boring 18.Don’t throw rubbish into the river because you will make it dirty A. garbage​B. paper​C. old​D. reuse​ Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions. 19. This is a very peaceful city. A. noisy​B. quiet​C. silent​D. unnoisy 20. We need to look for ways to reduce the plastic bag.  Ms.Linh – English 4 Kids Luyện thi HSG, thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 6, lớp 10 và ôn thi THPTQG A. increase​B. decrease​C. rise​D. go up C. READING I. Read the passage and choose the correct answers (A,B,C or D ) to fill in the blanks. Singapore is an island country of about three million people. It’s a (21) ................ city with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very (22) ................ city. Most people (23) ................ in high-rise flats in different parts of island. The business district is very modern with lots of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there are rows of old short houses. The government buildings in Singapore is very beautiful and it is famous for (24) ................ shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the (25) ................ are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable. 21. A. ugly 22. A. cleaner 23. A. live B. awesome B. cleanly B. lives C. beautiful C. cleanest C. are living D. good-looking D. clean D. lived 24. A. their B. the C. it’s D. its 25. A. priced B. prices C. goods D. good II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the question Everyday in the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are thrown away. Making paper requires a lot of wood and the work of millions of workers. Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labour. In countries where there is cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle as much as sixty percent of waster paper. Their simple work is to take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp again. For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved. We can insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved. 26​is used for making paper. A. paper bag​B. newspaper​C. wood​D. waste paper 27. To save money and labour, many countries ……………. A. encourage people to use less paper​B. have plans to recycle waste paper C. persuade people not to cut down trees​D. make plans to produce pulp 28. How much waste paper do paper mills recycle? A. 6%​B. 16%​C. 60%​D. 66% 29. The word “it” in line 5 refer to ……………. A. wood pulp​B. waste paper​C. newsprint​D. ink 30. Which of the following sentences IS NOT TRUE? A. Millions tons of paper are thrown away every day. B. Making paper requires a lot of labour. C. One ton of recycled paper saves twelve trees. D. People plant more trees in order to make more paper. D. WRITING I. Choose letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is best built from the words and phrases given in the following question 31. They/ not play/ tennis/ tomorrow/ if/ it/ rain A. They don’t play tennis tomorrow if it rains B. They won’t play tennis tomorrow if it rains. C. If they won’t play tennis tomorrow, it rains. D. If they don’t play tennis tomorrow , it will rain. 32. Football/ popular/ sport/ world. A. Football is the most popular sport in the world. B. Football is more popular sport in the world. C. Football is popular sport in world. D. Football popular sport world. 33. We/ might /go / the moon /our summer/ holiday / 2050. A. We might be able to go to the moon for our summer holiday in 2050. B. We might go to the moon for our summer holiday in 2050. C. We will to go to the moon for our summer holiday in 2050. D. We might be go to the moon for our summer holiday in 2050. 34. In spite of/ rain, /I /still /go/ school/ on time. A. In spite of the rains, I still went to school on time. B. In spite the rain, I still went to school on time. C. In spite of the rain, I still went to school on time. D. Despite it rains, I still went to school on time.. 35. We/ interested/ play/ basketball. A. We are interested about playing basketball. B. We are interested in playing basketball. C. We are interested in play basketball. D. We are interested in to playing basketball. II. Choose letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that means the same as the first. 36. Learning English is very interesting. A. It is really interested to learn English B. It is really interesting to learning English. C. Itwas really interesting to learn English D. It is really interesting to learn English 37. If she doesn’t study, she will fail the coming exam. A. Unless she studies, she will fail the coming exam. B. Unless she study, she will fail the coming exam. C. Unless she will study, she fails the coming exam. D. Unless she studies, she won’t fail the coming exam. 38. No one in my class is as intelligent as Minh. A. Minh is the most intelligent student in my class. B. Minh is more intelligent student than in my class. C. Minh is not a intelligent student in my class. D. Minh is most intelligent student in my class. 39. This is the first time that Maria has met a famous singer. A. Maria have never met a famous singer before. B. Maria has never met a famous singer before. C. Maria has ever met a famous singer before. D. Maria have never meet a famous singer before. 40. My best friend was sick, so he didn’t come to class today. A. Because my best friend was sick, so he didn’t come to class today. B. Because my best friend was sick, he didn’t come to class today. C. My best friend was sick, because he didn’t come to class today. D. My best friend was sick, but he didn’t come to class today.